It’s virtually impossible to make and maintain eye contact during videoconferencing. (visuals/Unsplash) May 9, 2021 After a year of Zoom meetings, we’ll need to rebuild trust through eye contact David Weitzner, York University, Canada Eye contact is essential for building and developing trust. But after more than a year of working and socializing online, our ability to make and maintain eye contact has been diminished.
Masks hide just part of how you communicate. Hispanolistic/E+ via Getty Images October 13, 2020 3 ways to get your point across while wearing a mask – tips from an award-winning speech coach Cheryl Chambers, Mississippi State University In the age of masks, improve your interactions by using all aspects of human communication.
Humans evolved to communicate through eye contact. JGI/Jamie Grill via Getty Images April 15, 2020 Screens are keeping us connected now – but they’re still disruptive to in-person communication Tracy Dennis-Tiwary, Hunter College Research shows smartphone use disrupts an essential facet of human connection – eye contact.